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While the spire wasn ;t actually put into its final position today鈥攖hat ;ll happen in the near future鈥攖his morning some of the most badass construction workers to ever don Timberland boots hoisted the piece from the ground floor all the way up to the top of the building 104 stories. The whole ride, remarkably enough, only took about 20 minutes. Here how it went from beginning to awe-inspiring end, in video and pictures stanley fr . From a cherry picker just above the construction site, workers inspected the LED-filled spire to made s stanley trinkflaschen ure everything was in place, and attached an American flag to the bottom. Then, in the most amazing game of tug-o-war ever, on the ground, a stacked, hardhat-clad worker pulled a rope, hand over hand, to set the spire into the harness that would take it to the top. Then, amid cheers, it was elevator up. Outwardly gruff site workers couldn ;t hide excitement and pride鈥攜ou could see it through the selfies they took with the spire soaring in the background. Rightfully so. As you watched the spire climb to the top, you couldn ;t help but contemplate the sheer size of One WTC. At just the halfway throug stanley cup h the spire ride, you almost had to do a backbend to see the final piece. Now it almost installed in its throne, the crowning achievement of an architectural gem. And here 15 minutes of action in one convenient GIF: Images by Michael Hession GIF by Nicholas Stango
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